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A collection of our Blogs, Articles, and Whitepapers


Don’t Dismiss Stage 4 of an SIS Functional Safety Assessment!
The 2nd edition of IEC 61511 now requires – by use of the word “shall” – that a Stage 4 Functional Safety Assessment (FSA) be conducted...


Industrial Process Safety and Automation Company aeSolutions Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Company to Continue to Focus on Employee Development and Recruitment and Growing Client Services as it Looks to the Future Greenville, SC...


aeSolutions' continued growth over 25 years
We are thrilled to celebrate aeSolutions' remarkable 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of providing exceptional consulting,...


What is a Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA)? | Pt. 5
A Dust Hazard Analysis or DHA is an important method to assess the risk posed by ignition of combustible dusts.


Top Mistake to Avoid in Machinery Functional Safety
In the machinery industry, a safety function is a control function that reduces the risk of injury, exposure to hazards, or harm to the...


Dust Hazards Pt. 4 – Dust Handling Safeguards
Following on from the first three aeSolutions blogs on the subject of combustible dust concerns, this blog provides another deep dive...


Machinery Safety – Is it a Safety Function?
Determining this is not always straightforward and requires a hazard assessment to identify safety functions (e.g., equipment, devices, ...


Project Life Cycle Process Safety Reviews
Care should be taken in the course of project lifecycles to ensure that the project aims are accomplished while also ensuring that process


Dust Hazards Pt. 3 – Dust Ignition Sources
By conducting a DHA with sufficient technical expertise involved to identify credible ignition sources and compare them to the relevant dust


Ten Fingers and Ten Toes: Applying Machinery Safety Principles in a Process Plant
When performing risk assessments on process equipment, are you reviewing machinery as well?


Using Small Data to Support Decision Making When LOPA Fails
Data is needed to confidently claim a parameter value, starting with an assumed or generic value, and periodically updating that value with


AIChE 2023 Spring Meeting and 19th Global Congress on Process Safety
Don Connolley, CSP, Process Safety Group Manager at aeSolutions, is Vice-Chair of the Center for Chemical Process Safety (CCPS) Internationa


aeSolutions Announces Achievements for 2022 and Plans for 2023
Industrial Process Safety and Automation Company aeSolutions Announces Achievements for 2022 and Plans for 2023: Company to Focus on...


Engineers Week 2023
We asked a few our engineers to answer: Why did you get into Engineering? How do we/engineers make an impact on the greater community?...


Machinery Safety Standards – The What and Why
The machinery safety standards positively recompense designers, integrators and users along with providing a framework for achieving OSHA co


aeSolutions Recognized With Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™
Greenville, SC – February 1st, 2023 – Cigna has selected aeSolutions as a recipient of their Bronze level Healthy Workforce Designation...
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